...living at home under the rules of elders. This time period in peoples life, from ages 18-25, can be seen as “emerging adulthood,” a distinct process both demographically, subjectively, and in terms of identity explorations. Based on my interviews with an upperclassman and an underclassman, and my own perceptions, I...
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...Emerging adulthood should be acknowledged because during this time frame you experience a lot of different situations compared to those of an adolescent or of those as an adult. After I graduated high school I made a sudden decision to move from Texas to Colorado with my husband two weeks later after graduation. It was such a big move for me I have never been outside of Texas until then.During this time of my life I experienced for the first time how it was to have responsibilities as an adult. Both my husband and I did not have full responsibilities until we actually moved out on our own. Also within this period before we got pregnant with our first born living life was like being on eternal ecstasy. I felt as if I knew everything about...
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...The phrase “emerging adulthood” was first introduced by Jeffrey Jensen Arnett and encompasses individuals between the ages of 18 and 25. Characteristics of emerging adulthood according to Arnett (2007) include the “age of identity explorations, the age of instability, the self-focused age, the feeling of in-between, and the age of possibilities” (p. 69). It is important to understand this particular developmental period so that young adults will be better prepared for possible challenges within these seven years. This paper will examine the concept of emerging adulthood through the four developmental domains (cognitive, social, emotional and physical), with an emphasis on college student research. The cognitive domain deals with how one thinks,...
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...this) Stable Context: This is where I talk about smartphones, and then give background on how relationships are formed and maintained throughout what I will later describe as emerging adulthood with parents. Destabilizing Condition: With the rise in technology, smartphones, and social networking sites, I don’t think that some forms of technology, in particular social networking sites, are the best way to stay in touch. Main Claim: My main claim is that the relationship between the emerging adult and the parent should not be solely based on technology. If the parent doesn’t have social networking site profiles, then they need to adjust to what the emerging adult wants to communicate by in order to maintain a stable relationship. Significance: With so many different forms of communication now, not all are beneficial to the emerging adult. Relationships that are formed and maintained online are not the same as ones that are in person or through personable means, such as on the phone or Skype. Road Map: I will deal with my paper in a part-to-part format. Move 1: I need to define emerging adulthood as well as the way that relationships between the emerging adults and parents are formed. Sub-Claim 1: The relationship between these two groups seems to get better. The emerging adult...
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...Op-Ed Columnist The Odyssey Years By DAVID BROOKS Published: October 9, 2007 There used to be four common life phases: childhood, adolescence, adulthood and old age. Now, there are at least six: childhood, adolescence, odyssey, adulthood, active retirement and old age. Of the new ones, the least understood is odyssey, the decade of wandering that frequently occurs between adolescence and adulthood. Skip to next paragraph [pic] David Brooks The Way We Live Now During this decade, 20-somethings go to school and take breaks from school. They live with friends and they live at home. They fall in and out of love. They try one career and then try another. Their parents grow increasingly anxious. These parents understand that there’s bound to be a transition phase between student life and adult life. But when they look at their own grown children, they see the transition stretching five years, seven and beyond. The parents don’t even detect a clear sense of direction in their children’s lives. They look at them and see the things that are being delayed. They see that people in this age bracket are delaying marriage. They’re delaying having children. They’re delaying permanent employment. People who were born before 1964 tend to define adulthood by certain accomplishments — moving away from home, becoming financially independent, getting married and starting a family. In 1960, roughly 70 percent of 30-year-olds had achieved these things. By 2000, fewer than 40 percent...
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...LIFE EPSY 5460 Introduction The concept of a “midlife crisis” has been a well-known way of describing a time of stress and difficulties that may occur during middle adulthood. This study discusses views of the concept of midlife crisis in the past and the present. It will also compare and contrast Carl Jung, Elliott Jaques, Erik Erikson and Robert Peck’s view of middle age development. One of the most popular contradictions in society has been whether middle age is a peak period of life or the beginning of a downward slide. Many people change careers at midlife. Is this change because of a decrease in self-esteem or because one wants to find a new outlook on life and greater satisfaction? This paper will argue that middle age is not a time of loss and crisis but of new possibilities and fulfillment. The most common view of a midlife crisis has been a male in his 40’s who leaves his wife for a younger woman and runs off in a sports car; or a woman in her 40’s or 50’s that gets a face lift, breast lift and tries to reinvent herself. These views have been promoted in magazines, television shows and movies. Our society as a whole has promoted youth and beauty as one of the most important things in life. The purpose of this study is to provide information contrary to this popular belief. This paper proposes that the knowledge and confidence that comes with age is actually more important to most middle age people than physical appearance and trying to appear youthful. ...
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...acceptance d) Diagnosis of reactive attachment disorder VI) References Abstract Bowlby’s ethological attachment theory bases its argument on the premise that human individuals, just like animals have a tendency to have a natural inclination to establish and maintain lasting affectionate bonds (attachments) to the familiar and irreplaceable others. Bowlby further asserts that once the attachments are established, the strength, and stability of the links is related the emotional stability and well-being of the individual throughout life. Bowlby proposes that the attachment initially form during infancy and often involve one primary attachment figure (mostly the mother or other primary caregiver). However, growth from childhood to adulthood results in the development of other secondary and multiple attachments which are organized into...
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...PART 1 THE STUDY OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT R esearching the process of human development across cultures provides us with an opportunity to improve the human condition as well as, hopefully, to acquire the knowledge needed to optimize life satisfaction. We therefore begin with an overview of how diverse social science and life science researchers (collectively known as developmentalists) approach the monumental task of studying humans over the course of the life span. Our discussion includes the goals of the scientific community, the recognized framework for studying the life span, what aspects of development warrant extensive examination, and what scientific methods are used to conduct research with humans. Chapter 2 discusses the main developmental theories over the past 100 years, when social scientists, biologists, and chemists focused on studying discrete aspects of human development. Earlier introspective methods about subconscious experience and contemporary measurable evidence about microscopic genetic codes, neurons, and hormones all contribute to our understanding of the human condition. Contemporary researchers are focusing on how to integrate scientific findings and theory from across cultures into a more meaningful whole about human development. CHAPTER 1 Introduction Critical Thinking Questions 1. Developmental change takes place in three fundamental domains: physical, cognitive, and emotional-social. Which domain has been most important for...
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...and the remaining words are lowercase. Example: Experiment 1: An Interview Validation Study External Validation Method. Participants. Sleep-deprived group. Selecting headings (use in the order delineated): If only one level heading is required, then use LEVEL 1. If two levels are required, then use LEVEL 1 and LEVEL 2 headings. If three levels are required, then use LEVEL 1, LEVEL 2 and LEVEL 3. If four levels are required, then use LEVEL 1, LEVEL 2, LEVEL 3 and LEVEL 4. For a five level extended paper, use LEVEL 1, LEVEL 2, LEVEL 3 and LEVEL 4, LEVEL 5. Regardless of the number of levels of subheading within a section, the heading structure for ALL sections follows the same top-down progression. Each section starts with the highest level of heading, even if one section may have fewer levels of subheading than another section. For example, the Method and Results sections of a paper may each have...
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...Adolescent times of storm and stress revised Hanne Op de Beeck Leuven Institute of Criminology (LINC) Hanne.Opdebeeck@law.kuleuven.be ABSTRACT This paper focuses on two issues regarding theories of adolescence. The first one, which has been a topic of discussion for a long time, concerns whether adolescence should be regarded as either an uncomplicated or a turbulent period. In the latter case, it is aspired in this paper to find out which factors account for such turbulence. The second issue, which arose more recently, concerns the continually longer postponement of the transition to adulthood. These topics are empirically addressed using the data of the second Flemish Youth Monitor. Analyses indicate that the loss of childhood innocence causes adolescents to have a more realistic evaluation of live, self and relationships. For adolescents whose ties with parents and their school environment are less tight, this can cause heightened stress in terms of lowered selfesteem and negative future prospects. These stresses, however, cannot account for the rise in delinquent activity during this developmental stage, for the analyses indicate that adolescent delinquency rather results from a more outgoing lifestyle. Finally, the idea of a prolongation of ‘storm and stress’ cannot be supported by the data, since it is found that most youth find their balance back around age 22. 1. STORM AND STRESS? The idea of adolescence being a period of ‘storm and stress’ – a perspective which was introduced...
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... The discussion concerning the appropriate significance of genetics and environment in human behavior has been around for quite a long while. This topic has generated massive attention, throughout the years, gaining numerous supporters on both sides of the debate. This attention essentially, has lead to some of the most remarkable psychological discoveries in recent years. The terms nature and nurture can be traced back to13th century France, expressed by Francis Galton in 1874 (Nature versus nurture, 2011). The term nurture in refers to the manner in which behavior is shaped by culture and environment. It builds its foundation on John B. Watson's theory of behaviorism, which suggests that human behavior is learned, more readily than emerging instinctively. Individuals learn behavior by means of observation and imitating those around them (Feldman, 2011, p. 18). It is through social interaction that Individuals cultivate their unique personalities and behavioral patterns. Lacking social interaction, personality scarcely ripens, and marked behavior will...
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...The Ecology of Family Life Report of research conducted by The Social Issues Research Centre 2008 The Social Issues Research Centre 28 St Clements Street Oxford OX4 1AB UK +44 1865 262255 group@sirc.org The ecology of family life Contents 1 Introduction..................................................................................................................................................................................4 1.1 Family and childhood: a paradigmatic review ....................................................................................................................................4 1.2 Space and time in family life...................................................................................................................................................................4 1.3 Pennies and pounds: the socioeconomic relations of families and children in the present.......................................................4 1.4 Theoretical framework.............................................................................................................................................................................5 1.5 Defining consumption ..............................................................................................................................................................................5 1.6 Methodology and sources of data ...........................................................................................
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...RELTIONSHIPS: tHE IMPORTANCE AND INFLUENCE IN ADULTHOOD Tebogo Joyhonour Malatjie 20110716 RELTIONSHIPS: tHE IMPORTANCE AND INFLUENCE IN ADULTHOOD Tebogo Joyhonour Malatjie 20110716 Adult Development and Training. Due date: 13 May 2014 Adult Development and Training. Due date: 13 May 2014 Table of Content * Cover Page * Introduction * 1. Friendships * Theoretical Perspectives of adult friendships * Importance of friendship in adulthood * Cross-sex friendships * Male vs Female Friendships * Loss and friendship in adulthood * 2. Love relationship * Love * Importance of love relationships * Marriage * Conclusion * Reference List * Introduction The Best Man Holiday is an intriguing piece of art which explores the complexities of various forms of relationships within adulthood. It looks at how friendships can be broken and repaired, aspects of marriage, love and trust. It looks at the tight ropes that get walked within cross-sex friendships and many more aspects of the functioning and importance of relationships in adulthood and ageing. The movie is a sequel to The Best Man and is set within the Christmas season. At this stage many relationships are strained between the individuals who have been the closest of friends since their college days, the strain being a result of events that...
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...Gaps in Childhood Development Billie Jo Gary Argosy University PSY260 Abstract In this assignment, I will discuss the gaps and bridges in child development. I have written a very informal and concise explanation of what causes these gaps and how we can manage even though they exist. Introduction Throughout the years, there have been many great theorists to contribute to the world of psychology. Three of the most well-known of these theorists are Jean Piaget, Erik Erikson, and Sigmund Freud. All three of these men have contributed to the world of psychology in ways that have proved to change history and how we study science and even more so the development of children. From the dynamics of the development of the child and adolescent mind to the underlying causes for most adult sexual disorders, the work that these men did throughout their lifetimes proved to produce amazing results for not only managing to turn their names into household names of their time but also going down in history for bringing to one’s attention that which no one had ever dared to touch before. Although the theories contributed by these...
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...to touch before. Although the theories contributed by these men are each significant and all are in relation to childhood and adolescent development, they also each possess certain distinct qualities that allow them to stand out beside their creator. According to Jean Piaget, his observations allowed him to gather that children reason and understand differently depending upon age in a manner of progression through a series of cognitive stages and although the rate in which they progress may differ, eventually all children go through these stages in the same order (Flavell, 1963). Piaget used children from infancy to adolescence to carry out his own investigations including his own 3 children. He used research methods including naturalistic observations and clinical interviews and observations. Through these observations, he was able to scientifically conclude that children...
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